Surat walkover: Congress says candidate may have 'connived' with BJP, suspends him
Surat walkover Congress says candidate may have connived with BJP suspends him
Cong suspends Surat LS candidate, suspects BJP ties
A statement from the Congress said the party's disciplinary committee decided to suspend Kumbhani after a thorough discussion, adding it had come to the conclusion that the nomination form was rejected due to gross negligence on his part or in connivance with the BJP.
What if NOTA had won Surat Lok Sabha seat?
What if NOTA had won Surat Lok Sabha seat
Congress suspends Surat LS candidate Nilesh Kumbhani whose nomination form was rejected
Surat LS candidate Kumbhani whose nomination form was rejected suspended from Cong
Congress suspends Surat LS candidate whose nomination form was rejected
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Friday suspended from the party for six years its Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to the BJPs Mukesh Dalal getting elected unopposed. A statement from the Congress said the partys disciplinary committee decided to suspend Kumbhani after thorough discussion, adding it Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Supreme Court Issues Notice To EC On Plea Seeking Re-Election Where NOTA Gets Majority: Reports
The petition was filed by motivational speaker Shiv Khera as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in Surat emerged as the sole contender.
Gujarat Congress Suspends Surat Lok Sabha Candidate Nilesh Kumbhani For 6 Years - Free Press Journal
Gujarat Congress Suspends Surat Lok Sabha Candidate Nilesh Kumbhani For 6 Years Free Press Journal
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Like East India Company, Modi & Shah looting country: Revanth
HYDERABAD : Describing the BJP as the British Janata Party, Chief Minister and TPCC president A Revanth Reddy on Thursday alleged that the saffron partys agenda was like that of British rulers, which, according to him, has no reservation policy. Addressing the gathering while participating in a roadshow at Rajendranagar in the Chevella Lok Sabha constituency, he said: BJP is behaving like East India Company. Like East India Company came from Surat in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah came form Gujarat. They took East India Company as inspiration and are looting the country. Accusing the BJP of doing politics in the name of religion, he said: God should be in temples and faith in the heart. But the BJP leaders are bringing god onto the roads.. Urging the people to reject the communal parties, he said: The Congress is committed to conducting caste census in the country. But the BJP is conspiring to abolish reservations. Modi not only cheated the country, but also Telangana. He promised to provide two crore jobs per year but in the last 10 years, he has given only seven lakh jobs, he added. Car will not come out of the garage Targeting the BRS, Revanth said: Car (the BRS symbol) will not come out of the garage. KCR and KTR are trying to gain sympathy but all their efforts will go in vain. During the BRS rule, KCR did not meet people. He even made (balladeer) Gaddar sit in front of the Praja Bhavan (formerly Pragathi Bhavan) in the hot sun. KCR worked only for the Andhra contractors and real estate agents, he alleged. Referring to a lengthy interview BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao gave to a TV channel on Wednesday, he said: He sits in a TV studio for four hours. Why didnt attend the Assembly sessions when there were discussions on Kaleshwaram project and other issues. Stating that no one is ready to believe KCR, he said that the people of Telangana will never forgive the BRS chief. He alleged that KCR was trying to ensure the victory over BJP candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy in the Chevella Lok Sabha constituency. Chevella is a very special segment for the Congress. In 2004, YS Rajasekhar Reddy started his padayatra from here and the Congress went on to form the government, he said and added that the Congress high command picked G Ranjith Reddy as a candidate from Chevella based on positive survey reports. Ranjith should be elected to ensure that Chevella as well as Musi riverfront project is developed, he added.
Protest swells against Kumbhani
Growing protest in Surat against Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, declared 'wanted' by AAP workers for nomination rejection. Kumbhani's whereabouts unknown, facing accusations of forgery and fraud, with police refusing to register FIR.
Odisha lost 25 yrs under Naveen Patnaik government: Amit Shah
BHUBANESWAR: Setting the tone for the BJPs election campaign pitch, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday tore into the BJD government for keeping Odisha underdeveloped when several backward states have made rapid progress with accelerated growth of four to five times. Addressing an impressive Vijay Sankalp Samabesh at Sonepur, the first election rally by any of the top guns of the BJP, Shah launched a scathing attack on the Naveen Patnaik government accusing it of failing to resolve basic problems of the people in 25 years while Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed many critical issues of the country like Article 370, Triple Talaq and Ram Mandir in the last 10 years. It was lost years for Odisha under Naveen Patnaik government. Time has come for the people to uproot the inefficient and corrupt BJD government and install a double-engine government to take the state into the pinnacle of progress, Shah thundered. Invoking Lord Jagannath and revered deities of western Odisha, Shah said it is a matter of shame that people from the state are still migrating to places like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Surat and even Punjab despite abundant natural resources in Odisha. Dubbing the BJD government as nikamma (useless), the BJP stalwart said massive corruption is its hallmark and the public suffering has compounded as the government is run by a few bureaucrats. Without mentioning the proposed Choudwar textile park, Shah targeted the misplaced priority of state government as it has no plan for revival of the closed textile industries in the western region including the one at Sonepur. Instead of setting up textile industries where cotton cultivation is taken up in a massive way, the state government is planning it elsewhere. There is no logic as western Odisha disticts are major producers of cotton, Shah said adding, his party will set up a textile industry, a fisheries college, agro industry and an ayurvedic medicinal plant in the region. You gave 25 years to BJD. Give five years to BJP and see how a double-engine government solves all problems, he exhorted the people of the state. Recounting the liberal financial assistance given to the state government in the last 10 years, Shah said the Centre released more than Rs 10,000 crore under Jal Jeevan Mission for supply of tap water to all the households. The state has not been able to utilise even Rs 5,000 crore and a large number of households are going without tap water. Clearing the doubt among party workers that he may go soft on BJD after the failed talk of alliance, Shah called the Chief Minister as a liar for claiming credit for the free rice given to families covered under National Food Security Act and houses under PMAY. Scared of Modi popularity, the Naveen Patnaik government is not implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme depriving the poor people from availing free health services, he said. While assailing the regional party for ruining the Sri Jagannath Temple heritage, Shah said the inauguration of the temple corridor project at Puri was deliberately done during the Ram Mandir consecration at Ayodhya to divert the attention of the people of Odisha. Let the BJP come to power in the state, we will improve the temple town like Kashi Viswanath in Varanasi, he said. The meeting was attended by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Balangir MP Sangeeta Kumari Singhdeo, state BJP president Manmohan Samal and senior leader KV Singhdeo.
Diamond theft accused held after 33 years - The Times of India
Diamond theft accused held after 33 years The Times of India
Opposition working together to defeat Modi, getting funds from abroad: Pushkar Singh Dhami
NIZAMABAD/HANAMKONDA: Claiming that the opposition parties have been receiving funds from overseas sources, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday alleged that all these outfits are now working together to prevent Narendra Modi from becoming prime minister for the third consecutive time. Similarly, the Congress and BRS too are working together to halt the BJP surge in Telangana, he said. Addressing a public meeting after the BJP Nizamabad candidate Dharmapuri Arvind filed another set of nomination papers here, the Uttarakhand CM said: The Congress and BRS are two sides of the same coin. These parties are looting the people. The Congress came to power in Telangana giving several assurances to the people. Now its government is unable to fulfil those promises. Campaigns for Aroori The Uttarakhand CM also took part in a rally organised in support of partys Warangal candidate Aroori Ramesh from the historic Thousand Pillars Temple to the Ambedkar Centre in Hanamkonda. Later addressing a public meeting, he urged the people to elect Ramesh if they want to see Warangal Lok Sabha constituency developed on par with others segments. Slamming the rival parties for spreading canards against the BJP, he said: The Congress and BRS are making false allegations against the BJP. The leaders of these parties have launched a false propaganda for political and electoral gains. People should not trust them. BJP will win all 17 seats in TG: Gujarat CM Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed confidence that the BJP would win all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana in the upcoming elections. Patel, along with state BJP president and Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, participated in the nomination rally of the partys Karimnagar candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, the Gujarat CM said: Mukesh Dalal getting elected unopposed from Surat is the first step towards the BJP achieving its target of securing 400 seats. Patel also said that Narendra Modi would take oath as the prime minister for the third consecutive time with the blessings of Karimnagar people. He asserted that Modi will focus on the welfare and development of Telangana. Patel credited the prime minister for humanitarian pauses during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which allowed the evacuation of many Indian students stuck in the war-torn country and facilitated their return. He also raised slogans during a meeting with party activists later. Subsequently, Kishan alleged that the BRS, Congress and AIMIM are conspiring to defeat the BJP.
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Surat is a case of electoral subversion - Deccan Herald
Surat is a case of electoral subversion Deccan Herald
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Voters deserve clarity on Surat candidates case The New Indian Express
Voters deserve clarity on Surat candidates case
As the parliamentary election moves into the second phase, Gujarat has thrown up a rare situation: the BJP candidate from Surat has been elected unopposed. This disruption of the electoral process had the ingredients of a Bollywood plot. The Congress candidates nomination was rejected as the signatures of his proposers were found to be forged. The replacement candidate, who would have become the official nominee in the event of rejection of the first candidature, faced a similar awkward situation and was thrown out of the fray. The authorities said their nomination papers were invalidated due to inconsistencies in the signatures of their proposers. Then all independent candidates for the seat, over half a dozen of them, withdrew their nominations. The Congress candidate has since gone incommunicado, raising speculation about his intent. All these create a blot on Indias electoral tapestry. It reminds us of the 2016 political drama where Subhash Chandra, a media baron and BJP-backed independent candidate, was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana, after 14 Congress votes were declared invalid as the MLAs used a wrong type of ink. The matter went to the court, but eventually Chandra emerged victorious. In the Surat case, there are two possibilities. One, the two candidates themselves might have forged the signatures of their proposers. If not, the proposers might have submitted false affidavits afterwards to claim that the signatures were not theirs. Either case would be fit for trial under the Indian Penal Code. But why did all the independents call it quits en masse , leaving just one candidate in the fray? Were they under pressure to do so? Who snatched away the right of people of Surat to vote? We ought to know exactly what transpired. Even if one were to believe that the BJP was a clear frontrunner in the constituency, such practices amount to strangulating the democratic process. It is not the first time someone has been elected unopposed, but it has been extremely rare in recent years and the tendency does not augur well for the worlds largest democracy. The opposition has raised a stink over the alleged discrepancy. But it is unlikely to have any significant impact in the state, which in 2019 wholeheartedly voted saffron. With Surat out of the reckoning, the remaining 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state go to the polls on May 7.
Questioning the polls rain washes out play moments
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Gujarat administration reshuffles senior police officers, assigning new roles
Gujarat administration reshuffles senior police officers, assigning new roles The Gujarat government on Thursday transferred or gave new postings to 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) and two state police service (SPS) officers through a notification. As per the state home department's order, 2004-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer Gagandeep Gambhir, who was awaiting posting after her repatriation from the CBI, was appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Administration, in Gandhinagar. Senior IPS officer Raghavendra Vatsa, who was also awaiting posting, has been posted as Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) in Surat city, whereas 2006-batch IPS officer Sharad Singhal has been appointed as JCP of Ahmedabad crime branch replacing Neeraj Kumar Badgujar, who has been made Additional CP of Ahmedabad Sector-1. IPS officer Chaitanya Mandlik, who was awaiting posting, has been made Superintendent of Police with the state CID-Crime in Gandhinagar, as per the order. Ajit Rajian, currently serving as DCP, Cyber Crime, in Ahmedabad city has been posted as DCP of Ahmedabad Crime Branch. Rajian was replaced by 2017-batch IPS officer Lavina Sinha.
Surat and Chandigarh will Exemplify Modi Polls
Chennai: The elections to the Surat Lok Sabha constituency and the selection of the Chandigarh Mayor in February would shamelessly exemplify the Modi polls in future, giving credence to the enduring charge of Chief Minister M K Stalin during the campaign for the April 19 polls that the BJP's return to power would mark the death of democracy in the country, the DMK said. In a hard-hitting editorial, under the headline 'Chandigarh to Surat, in Murasoli, the partys official newspaper, on Thursday, the DMK continued its onslaught against the BJP even after the elections in the State were over and said the Surat and Chandigarh elections would remain the ultimate shining examples of electoral malpractice in the country as it could not get worse than this. The blatant chicanery that was on display at the unanimous selection of the Surat Member of Parliament and the deceit adopted to choose the Chandigarh Mayor were proof of the Modi style of democracy that would come to force, it said. Giving details of both the incidents, the editorial said that in Surat, the Congress candidate was disqualified after the nominations were filed and the independents were made to withdraw their papers to enable the declaration of the BJP candidate as the unopposed winner. In the case of Surat, though the alliance of Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress had 20 councillors as against the BJPs 14, eight votes were declared as invalid and the BJP candidate was announced as the Mayor, in blatant violation of norms. While the court had overruled the election of the Chandigarh Mayor, the day re-elections to the Surat Lok Sabha seat were held were not too far, the editorial said and pointed out that the Election Commission of India was not informed of the extraordinary situation that rose in Surat. Would the situation have unfolded in the same fashion if the BJP candidate had been disqualified in the Surat constituency, it wondered, pointing to the partial manner in which the ECI was working.
Gujarat LS Polls: Hotels to bait voters with special discounts on poll day in Junagadh
Gujarat LS Polls: Hotels to bait voters with special discounts on poll day in Junagadh To encourage voting, many establishments in the state's Junagadh district, including restaurants and hotels, are offering food and stay at a discounted price to those who vote in the Lok Sabha elections on May 7. In this regard, Junagadh Collector Anil Ranavasiya held a meeting with the Junagadh Hotel Association wherein all the hotels and restaurant owners decided to give a 7 per cent discount on food on the day of voting. The District Administration has completed all the arrangements and made preparations so that all the voters can cast their votes for the Junagadh Lok Sabha seat without any hassle. The Junagadh Collecter spoke about the initiative and said, All the preparations for casting votes for the Junagadh seat have been completed. Sensitive booths and extensions have been identified and we have completed all the arrangements right from security. Adding further, the officials informed, Seven all-women polling booths have been set up for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls here. Preparations have been made for old people so that they can cast their votes at their homes. Along with this, we held a meeting with the Junagadh Hotel Association to encourage voters to cast their franchise on the poll day. Everyone agreed to publicise the voting appeal in their hotels and restaurants and offer special discounts on the day, he said. Junagadh Hotel Association President Vipul Kotecha also spoke on the same and said that all members have decided that on that day 7 per cent discount will be given on the bill in all the restaurant and hotel establishments to encourage voters and send out a positive message to the people of the country. There are more than 100 restaurants and hotels near Junagadh. More than 1,000 tourists come every day due to the Girnar Ropeway in the district. In such a situation, efforts are underway to increase the amount of voting on Junagadh seats by the District Administration and the Hotel Association. Meanwhile, similar initiatives are being undertaken in several other parts of the country as well. Hoteliers in Karnataka's Bengaluru city are doing their bit to nudge the city's jaded voters to step out in the summer sun and exercise their franchise. Many hotels are trying to bait residents by dangling discounts, free food and sundry offers to encourage citizens to ink their fingers on April 26, when the state goes to polls. Hoteliers want to encourage voters with the idea and have therefore announced free Khali dosa, laddu, and juice for all voters who visit the hotel after voting. While a few hotels are offering free food, many others are offering a discount on the bill. Considering that elections are on Friday, a few outlets have decided to continue the offers through the weekend. Voting is going to take place on May 7 of all 26 seats in Gujarat. Although BJP has already won one seat in Surat, voting will be held on the remaining 25 seats. Congress and AAP are contesting the elections in Gujarat in alliance. Congress has fielded candidates on 24 out of 26 seats, while AAP is contesting Bhavnagar and Bharuch. Voting in Gujarat will take place on May 7 in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. (ANI)
Surat Congress candidate's wife says Nilesh Kumbhani missing
The controversy surrounding Nilesh Kumbhani, the Congress party's Surat constituency candidate who gave a walkover to the BJP, refuses to die down even after five days. On Thursday, his wife Nita Kumbhani appeared before the media and claimed that her husband Nilesh Kumbhani has been missing since the last five days. Nita, speaking to media persons, said, When Nilesh left home, he told me he was going to the Gujarat High Court in Ahmedabad, and since then, he has been unreachable and is missing. I have no idea about his whereabouts. She also alleged that two days ago, Congress workers staged a protest at her residence in her husband's absence and even chanted slogans, and the house was locked as she had gone out to buy school uniforms for her children. The District Collector and returning officer had rejected Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination on the grounds that supporters had appeared before the district collector and informed him that they had not signed Kumbhani's candidature, and their signatures were forged. The collector had given Kumbhani 24 hours to come with supporters supporting his candidature, but he failed to do so. Congress party's legal cell member and advocate Zamir Shaikh had hinted that something was fishy while the forms were being filled by Nilesh Kumbhani. Party sources said Zamir Shaikh had informed the state unit president and other leaders that Kumbhani had not shown his candidature form for legal clearance. He suspected that something was wrong, but party leaders did not take his complaint seriously. On Thursday, Congress party workers came forward, alleging that there was no question of forged signatures, as Kumbhani's relatives had signed in support of his candidature, and they were present in Kumbhani's office when they signed the form. There is a lot of murmuring within the party that some senior leaders have betrayed the party, and Kumbhani is just a tool. State unit vice president Kadir Pirzada told local media that a leader from Surat had suggested the party nominate a Patidar candidate, but he had never recommended Nilesh Kumbhani's name. He claimed that he had little idea that Kumbhani would betray the party in this way.
BJP Vs AAP | Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh's Statement On BJP's Operation Lotus | News18
BJP Vs AAP | Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh's Statement On BJP's Operation Lotus | News18BJP is running 'Operation Lotus' and What happened in Surat is the biggest example; AAP Leader and MP Sanjay SinghElection commission rejected the nomination of Congress and other independent candidates in Surat.What happened in Surat is just a glimpse; the whole country is yet to come Such a thing has never happened in the country where a ruling party won the Lok Sabha elections without voting.After the 2024 elections, there will never be elections again in this country; BJP poses a threat to the country's democracy and constitution.
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Micron Semiconductor Assembly and Test Facility, Surat, Gujarat - Biltrax Media
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Dalal said the first lotus (BJP's poll symbol) has already bloomed in Surat during the ongoing elections and dedicated his win to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership
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Surat LS seat winner questions Rahul Gandhi on earlier unopposed election of MPs
Surat LS seat winner questions Rahul Gandhi on earlier unopposed election of MPs Surat MP-elect Mukesh Dalal, BJP's first candidate to be declared winner unopposed, has asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi if the election of several other parliamentarians in the past without poll battle amounted to ''death'' of the Constitution. In an interview with PTI on Wednesday, Dalal said the first lotus (BJP's poll symbol) has already bloomed in Surat during the ongoing elections and dedicated his win to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. This is the first step towards realising the PM's resolve of the NDA crossing the 400 Lok Sabha seat-mark, said the maiden candidate from the BJP to have ever won a parliamentary poll unopposed. Dalal on Monday became the first candidate in the last 12 years to have won a Lok Sabha election unopposed after all other nominees withdrew from the fray. The candidature of Congress' Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected a day earlier after the district returning officer prima facie found discrepancies in the signature of the proposers. This is the first victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the ongoing seven-phase Lok Sabha polls. Asked if his uncontested win deprived the people of Surat of their right to vote and select their representative, Dalal claimed the Congress was solely responsible for this situation. After Dalal's win, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had in a post on X said, Taking away the right of the people to choose their leader is another step towards destroying the Constitution of Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The ongoing Lok Sabha elections are not just to form a government but an election to save the country and to protect the Constitution. On the Wayanad MP's comments, Dalal said, I want to tell Rahul Gandhi, as per my information 28 MPs belonging to the Congress and other opposition parties have been so far declared elected unopposed. If my unopposed election is death of the Constitution, then was their election unopposed not death of democracy or death of the Constitution?'' Secondly, I want to say that people of the entire country and Surat have not forgotten the insult of Modi community by Rahul Gandhi who had said that all Modis are thieves,'' Dalal mentioned. The people of Surat were ready to take revenge by making the Congress candidate lose his deposit in the Lok Sabha polls, he said. Fearing a loss of face, the Congress candidate sought backdoor exit from the race, claimed Dalal, who belongs to same Modh Baniya Ganchi community as PM Modi. The Congress is solely responsible for the situation that has arisen in Surat,'' he said. Dalal, who was earlier a corporator in the Surat Municipal Corporation, claimed the Congress allowed filing of nomination form in an irresponsible way and could not find three genuine proposers for its candidate. ''The Congress does not have four loyal workers who can be proposers, and the leader of that party wants to be the country's prime minister. If you think about the situation why people cannot vote here, the only responsible party is Congress, he said. On allegations that the BJP was responsible for the rejection of Kumbhani's nomination form, Dalal said Surat is his party's stronghold since 1989. ''The BJP wanted to fight election in this seat with full force and party workers were ready to defeat the Congress candidate and even make him lose his deposit. Scared of the prospect of losing his deposit, the Congress candidate sought a backdoor exit to save his face,'' he claimed. Dalal said after his candidature was announced, the party started an extensive campaign in Surat. ''We covered 70 per cent of the constituency in our campaign. We had public meetings in every assembly segment of the Lok Sabha constituency. The only disappointment for our party workers is that we had set the target of winning the seat by a margin of seven lakh votes, but now no election will take place, he said. First lotus has bloomed in Surat in the Lok Sabha polls. We dedicate this victory to PM Modi. This is our small step towards realising Prime Minister Modis resolve of aabki bar, 400 par, said Dalal. The BJP leader said after the win, his priority will be to ensure smooth completion of the ongoing infrastructure projects, like the international airport for Surat, Metro rail, redevelopment of Surat railway station and bullet train project. ''I will help in resolving issues related to the textile and diamond industry of Surat, he added. Meanwhile, a resident of Surat expressed unhappiness over being denied the right to decide who will be their MP. Udhna area resident Dimple Patel said, This development seems like political parties have got together and colluded to decide who will be the Surat MP. What about voters? Are we to decide or they? Why have we been kept out of the election process? The Congress on Tuesday claimed Kumbhani had gone incommunicado, amid rumours that he might join the BJP soon. Kumbhani had served as a Congress corporator in the Surat Municipal Corporation. He unsuccessfully fought the 2022 assembly polls on Congress' ticket from Kamrej seat in Surat.
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5 Facts About Mukesh Dalal, BJP Candidate Elected Unopposed From Surat
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered its first win in the Lok Sabha elections after its candidate from Gujarat's Surat constituency, Mukesh Dalal, was elected unopposed.
MANGALURU: Newbies Capt Brijesh Chowta from the BJP and Padmaraj R Poojary from the Congress are sweating it out in BJP stronghold Dakshina Kannada constituency. While Chowta hopes to continue the BJP's winning streak in the constituency, Padmaraj is leaving no stone unturned to breach the saffron fortress. In interviews with The New Indian Express , both the candidates revealed their plans for the district and commented on various issues. Padmaraj R Poojary (Congress) What is your poll pitch? Dakshina Kannada witnessed massive development when Congress MPs represented it for over 40 years. Then the district was peaceful and had a harmonious atmosphere. Our past Congress MPs brought an airport, sea port, industries such as MRPL, ONGC etc. But BJP MPs in the last 33 years brought the 'communally sensitive' tag which has become a hurdle for investments. Due to this tag, no development took place nor any industries were started here. BJP fights election only on two matters - 'Hindutva' and Modi and they do not talk about development. There is potential for development in various sectors including education, startups, industries, cultural tourism, beaches, hill stations and nature tourism. My priority is to ensure Mangaluru to be buzzing with activities till midnight like Mumbai. Our youngsters need to stay here after completing education and get jobs and we need to utilize their talents. You have made the BJP's use of religion and Hindutva an election issue? Yes, I'm also a Hindu and my religion teaches us to respect one's own religion as well as other religions. But the BJP in the name of Hindutva is ruining the lives of backward class youth who are becoming victims to communal clashes and end up in jail or lose their lives. You have campaigned across Dakshina Kannada. How is the response from people? Response from people is positive and they trust us and we are hopeful of snatching the district from the BJP's clutches. People are fed up with the BJP and its divide and rule policy for the last three decades. They say they are fighting for Hindutva but the same BJP has ignored Satyajith Surathkal, K S Eshwarappa, C T Ravi and many OBC leaders. PM Modi held a roadshow in Mangaluru and paid tributes to social reformer Narayana Guru? What do you make out of it? I welcome Narendra Modi's visit to Mangaluru but we had high hopes that he would talk about development he brought to our district. He paid floral tributes at Brahmashree Narayana Guru circle but why didn't he visit Kudroli Brahmashree Narayana Guru Kshetra? They remembered Narayana Guru when Congress fielded Padmaraj who is a trustee at Kudroli Gokarnanatha kshetra. It is nothing but their (BJP leaders) arrogance to say Modi popularized Narayana Guru across the world through his roadshow. People across the world already knew about social reformer Narayana Guru and his principles long before the BJP was formed. How confident are you of winning this election? We have hopes that we will win by a margin of more than 70,000 votes. Will the Billava factor play a crucial role in this election? I have not done politics using caste and religion. My party has given me a ticket considering I'm one of the Billava leaders. It's my responsibility to fulfill the aspirations of everyone including my community. People from the backward class are with me. Billavas and people from all the communities will support me this time. Thousands turn up for Modi roadshow in Mangaluru Capt Brijesh Chowta (BJP) What made you decide to take this plunge into electoral politics? For someone who wishes to serve this nation, electoral politics is one process where you can impact peoples lives at the greatest scale that is unmatched. It is also a very challenging process where you are required to relentlessly serve to qualify to be their voice. Having grown up idolising leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and George Fernandes whose nationalism, political aura and legacy left a strong imprint on my world view, electoral politics seemed like the best path to serve people of our region. Why should people elect Captain Brijesh Chowta? Whats your poll pitch? Hindutva and development has been my mission statement I am committed to Hindutva while development is my priority. People should elect Captain Brijesh Chowta as a representative of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose last 10 years of leadership has transformed Bharat forever. And I seek to emulate his actions that have transformed both Gujarat first and Bharat since 2014 to transform our wonderful region that is an ocean of possibilities. How do you see your transition from a military officer to active politics as a Lok Sabha candidate? To be honest, it is just a different uniform that I sport. The mission, the machinery, the method may have a different avatar but essentially, for me nothing has changed. Because both institutions, our army and the BJP, are driven by the motto of #NationFirst. And a Fauji is a Fauji forever. The role may have changed, the goal is the same, the uniform may have changed, the duty is the same - the welfare of Bharat. How is the response from people during campaigning? It is very heartening to note how eager common people are to bring Modiji back to power and with the largest mandate ever. In the remotest corners of our region, we can see how people have been touched by the various efforts that have taken place in the last ten years be it clean tap water reaching every home, or toilets or the DBT of various schemes. Modi ki Guarantee has peoples trust because it is based not on promise alone but on performance, not on dynastic sentiments but on delivery. Especially, our #NariShakti, the women across our constituency, have taken it upon themselves to ensure we are part of our PM Modis mission 2047 and are heading out to ensure every booth is a BJP booth. Has the ticket denial to incumbent MP Nalin Kumar Kateel hurt the sentiments of party workers? These are stories cooked up by vested interests. As our incumbent MP Nalin Kumar Kateel himself has said, and all of us as karyakartas believe, our party is one where our internal democracy is equally vibrant and senior leaders have always made for youth to be part of the party mechanism in a very graceful and organic manner. The endless sea of saffron that turned up both for my nomination rally, where Nalin Kumar Kateel stood by me throughout and during our PM Modis roadshow is the strongest answer to those who are trying to float such baseless rumours. For a BJP karyakarta, it was, is and will always be Nation First, Party Next, Self Last. 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Report Unauthorised Forex Trading to ED, RBI Tells Banks
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday raised concerns about unauthorised entities offering foreign exchange (forex) trading facilities to Indian residents with promises of disproportionate/exorbitant returns. The central bank said that banks should promptly report such transactions to the Enforcement Directorate when detected. The RBI said that on investigation, it found that to facilitate unauthorised forex trading, these unauthorised foreign exchange entities have employed local agents to open accounts at various bank branches for the purpose of collecting money related to margins, investments, charges, and more. These accounts are established under the names of individuals, proprietary concerns, trading firms, etc and the transactions in such accounts are not found to be commensurate with the stated purpose for opening the account in several cases. It is also observed that these entities are providing options to residents to remit/deposit funds in Rupees for undertaking unauthorised forex transactions using domestic payment systems like online transfers, payment gateways, etc. The RBI said that there is a need for greater vigilance to prevent the misuse of banking channels in facilitating unauthorised forex trading. Banks are therefore advised to be more vigilant and exercise greater caution and as and when they come across an account being used to facilitate unauthorised forex trading, they should report the same to the Directorate of Enforcement.
Cong Flagship Poll Campaigners: Rahul, Priyanka to Rally in Gujarat
Cong Flagship Poll Campaigners: Rahul, Priyanka to Rally in Gujarat Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and others will address public meetings in Gujarat to campaign for party candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, the opposition party said on Wednesday. The Congress will begin its Lok Sabha campaign for Gujarat from Friday, and the party's national leadership will hold public rallies in different parts of the state and address the media over various issues, the Gujarat unit of the party said. On April 27, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi will hold a public meeting at Dharampur under Valsad Lok Sabha seat in support of the party's candidate and sitting legislator Anant Patel, the party said in a statement. Valsad is a Scheduled Tribe-reserved seat. On Monday (April 29), Rahul Gandhi will address an election rally at Patan in north Gujarat where the party has fielded its former MLA Chandanji Thakor as its candidate. Congress' Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and former chief ministers Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot will also address public meetings in different constituencies, it said. The party's campaign will conclude on May 5, two days before the polling to be held in Gujarat on May 7 for election to 25 out of 26 Parliamentary seats and by-election to five assembly seats. No polling will be held in Surat Lok Sabha seat as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mukesh Dalal has been declared as unopposed winner by the Election Commission. Among other national leaders, senior leader and former Member of Parliament Abhishek Singhvi will address the press in Ahmedabad on April 28. Congress national women's wing president Alka Lamba will also campaign for party candidates in Gujarat. Congress leaders Pawan Khera and national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate will also address public meetings. Youth leaders of the Congress party, including Kanhaiya Kumar, Imran Pratapgarhi and national president of the Youth Congress B V Srinivas have also been invited to address the press and participate in public meetings in the state and present the party's agenda of ''youth justice''.
On April 22, the last day to withdraw the nominations, the BJP's Mukesh Dalal was declared elected unopposed from Surat after all other candidates, including that of the BSP, withdrew their nominations
Bullet Train: Award of all tenders crucial for completion date, Railways clarifies in RTI response
Bullet Train: Award of all tenders crucial for completion date, Railways clarifies in RTI response The Indian Railways is unable to assess the completion date of the countrys first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is constructing the 508 km long corridor, said this in response to an application under the Right to Information Act. Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur sought to know if the NHSRCL is in a position to give a final date for the completion of the whole project though an application under the RTI. Responding to the same, the NHSRCL said, Completion date for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (MAHSRP) can be assessed after award of all tenders/packages. The project was launched in 2017 and initially it was scheduled to be ready by December 2023 but land acquisition issues as well as Covid delayed its progress significantly. The Railways Ministry has officially announced the completion of the first phase, a 50-km long stretch between Surat and Bilimora, by August 2026. It also announced in January 2024 that 100 per cent land was acquired for the project. The NHSRCL also said in response to the RTI application that rail tracks have not been laid yet, adding, however, by April 6, 2024, a total length of 157 km viaduct has been completed. Providing an update on the progress work of the corridor, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed on X on March 28, 2024 that 295.5 km of pier work and 153 km of viaduct has been completed. Piers are big cylindrical columns erected on the ground. Girders are placed on piers to make a viaduct. On the viaduct, a reinforced concrete track bed is placed. Then comes the precast track slab on it. The rails are fitted on the track slab with the help of fastening devices, said an expert associated with the project. Out of a total length of 508 km of the project, 465 km are on viaducts, 9,82 kms on bridges, 5,22 kms pass through mountain tunnels and 21km is underground with 7 km will be under the sea, he added. According to the NHSRCL, the bullet train will run at its maximum speed of 320 km to cover the 508 km distance in 2 hours and 58 minutes which includes its stoppage time at all 10 stations. It will start from Mumbai and terminate at Sabarmati after covering ten stations namely Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and Ahmedabad. Out of 508 km, 352 km falls in Gujarat and Dadar & Nagar Haveli and remaining 156 km is in Maharashtra. There are a total 12 stations out of which 8 are in Gujarat and 4 in Maharashtra, a project expert said, adding the estimated cost of the project is 1,08,000 cr.
RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding online, mobile banking and credit card customers
MUMBAI: In a big blow to the Kotak Mahindra Bank, the Reserve Bank Wednesday ordered the third-largest private sector lender to cease and desist, with immediate effect, from onboarding of new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards. however exiting customers of the bank shall recieve services, including its credit card customers. These actions are necessitated based on significant concerns arising out of Reserve Banks IT examination of the bank for the years 2022 and 2023 and the continued failure on its part to address these concerns in a comprehensive and timely manner.Serious deficiencies and non-compliances were observed in the areas of IT inventory management, patch and change management, user access management, vendor risk management, data security and data leak prevention strategy, business continuity and disaster recovery rigour and drill etc the regulator said. Further explaining the reasons for the drastic action, the central bank said, for two consecutive years, the bank was assessed to be deficient in its IT risk and information security governance, contrary to the requirements under regulatory guidelines. During the subsequent assessments, the bank was found to be significantly non-compliant with the corrective action plans issued by the Reserve Bank for the years 2022 and 2023, as the compliances submitted by the bank were found to be either inadequate, incorrect or not sustained. In the absence of a robust IT infrastructure and IT risk management framework, the banks core banking system and its online and digital banking channels have suffered frequent and significant outages in the last two years, the recent one being a service disruption on April 15, 2024, resulting in serious customer inconveniences, the circular said. The bank is found to be materially deficient in building necessary operational resilience on account of its failure to build IT systems and controls commensurate with its growth, the central bank said. In the past two years, the Reserve Bank has been in continuous high-level engagement with the bank on all these concerns with a view to strengthening its IT resilience, but the outcomes have been far from satisfactory. It is also observed that, of late, there has been rapid growth in the volume of the banks digital transactions, including transactions pertaining to credit cards, which is building further load on the IT systems. The Reserve Bank, therefore, has decided to place certain business restrictions on the bank as mentioned above, in the interest of customers and to prevent any possible prolonged outage which may seriously impact not only the banks ability to render efficient customer service but also the financial ecosystem of digital banking and payment systems. It said. The bank has also been ordered to get a comprehensive external audit commissioned with the prior approval of RBI. The bank management was not available for comments immediately.
PM Modi doesn't do politics on religion basis: Rajnath Singh
Noida: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never done politics on the basis of religion or by dividing the society and stressed that his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh had in 2006 talked about extending reservation for the Muslims.The defence minister made the remarks at an election rally in Greater Noida in support of BJP's Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha candidate Mahesh Sharma. Prime Minister Modi on Sunday suggested that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to the Muslims and cited Dr Singh's remark that the minority community had the first claim on the country's resources. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara, Modi also alleged the Congress plans to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to infiltrators and hose who have more children. Addressing a gathering at Bisahda village in Greater Noida, the defence minister attacked the opposition for creating a ruckus at this time and trying to put a question mark on Prime Minister Modi. Sisters and brothers, it's not that I know the prime minister from today. We have had very good relations for a long time. He has never done politics of Hindu, Muslim and Christian. Our prime minister never thought of doing politics by dividing the society, Singh said. He (Modi) said at one place that Congress has said in its manifesto that we will get the properties surveyed. If it is said in the manifesto then why should people have any objection to it. What do you want to do by getting the properties surveyed? Do you want to distribute the country's resources equally? What do you want to do? he asked. The veteran BJP leader also asked the Congress to clear its position on the matter. Dr Manmohan Singh ji was the prime minister of India. I respect Dr Manmohan Singh ji even today, I have respect for him, brothers and sisters. Dr Manmohan Singh himself in the meeting of the National Defence Council at the Vigyan Bhawan on December 9, 2006, had said that if anyone has the first right on the property of this country, it is the minority and especially he had said that it belongs to the Muslims, Singh said. Sisters and brothers, whatever property and whatever resources there are in this country, everyone should have equal rights, he had said this, we did not say this. Now when the prime minister said this, these people created an uproar over it, he added. Singh said the Congress-led government had in the past formed several commissions, which had recommended in their report that out of the 27 per cent reservation for the OBCs, 6 per cent should be for the Muslims and 2 per cent should be for the minorities. We did not make this commission, he added. Escalating his attack on the Congress, Singh said, It did not stop at this. If someone from the Scheduled Caste converts, he should be given reservation despite the change of religion. Not only this, they (Congress) also ended the reservation of SC-ST in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. These people have formed the government by dividing the country equally on the basis of Hindu and Muslim, he alleged. The senior BJP leader stressed that his party does not want to make the country by dividing it on the basis of caste, creed, religion, Hindu, Muslim or Christian, but wants to make India a great country of the world by keeping everyone together. Singh also slammed the opposition parties for their critical comments over the victory of a BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Surat, Gujarat, after he was elected unopposed. One of our candidates has won unopposed in Surat, Gujarat, the process of BJP's victory has started. But people of Congress and other political parties are saying that this is a threat to democracy. I want to ask this, I want to say to the friends of the Congress, I want to say to the people of the other party -- do not do politics by throwing dust in the eyes of the public, do politics by looking the public in the eye if you have the courage, Singh said. You also had your governments. Many times the MPs were elected unopposed. If your MP wins unopposed, democracy becomes stronger and if one of our MPs wins, democracy becomes weaker, he added. The BJP leader reminded that Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav had won unopposed in the by-election in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, in 2012. At that the time the Congress or the BSP did not see democracy in danger. Where do these people want to take the country? Singh asked. I say this often that don't do politics by misleading the public, instead look them in the eyes and do politics. They have made a 'tamasha' of everything. They want to seek public support by misleading them, he said. Also I urge the friends from the press, if I say something wrong, print it in newspapers and run it in on the television. I am someone who would acknowledge if I make a mistake. I am saying this because I have never engaged in politics by deceiving the public, he added.
Missing Congress Surat candidate whose papers cancelled may join BJP
AHMEDABAD: A day after the BJPs unco tested triumph in the Surat Lok Sabha seat, Prafull Togadia, Congress former leader of the Opposition in Surat corporation, has suggested that Nilesh Kumbhani, the party leader whose candidature faced rejection over alleged irregularities, is likely to defect to the BJP. Reports indicate that Kumbhani has been unreachable on phone and is currently missing. However, Togadia asserted that Kumbhani is in Goa and is expected to return to Surat after reaching a settlement with the BJP. Togadia, speaking to this newspaper, said: Nilesh Kumbhani is reaching out to the people of Surat, claiming he has gone to file a case in the High Court against the cancellation of his candidature. The truth is, he is in Goa, accompanied by certain BJP supporters. Nilesh will soon join the BJP. Influential diamond industrialists from Surat are working towards his induction into the BJP. As rumors swirl about Kumbhanis potential defection, tensions heightened outside his residence. Congress supporters staged a protest, brandishing posters labeling him as gaddar (traitor). The unfolding saga stems from the BJPs uncontested triumph in Surat, representing their inaugural Lok Sabha victory in the area uncontested. Mukesh Dalal, the BJPs candidate from Surat, was declared the uncontested victor. Reports from Surat suggest that the BJP had been strategizing to secure the Surat seat. As part of this plan, a senior leader from Surat Congress acted as an intermediary to facilitate Kumbhanis candidature. This leader collaborated with the Gujarat high command to secure the ticket for Nilesh. Kumbhani had served as a Congress corporator in the Surat Municipal Corporation. He unsuccessfully fought the 2022 assembly polls as the partys candidate from Kamrej seat in Surat.
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Both guns used in Salman Khan house firing recovered from Tapi river
The Mumbai crime branch, investigating the April 14 shooting incident at actor Salman Khan's residence, has now retrieved the second firearm, accompanied by two magazines holding a total of 17 bullets. These items were discarded by the purported assailants into the Tapi river in Surat, in an apparent bid to erase evidence. Earlier, the first gun was recovered from the same river on Monday.
Guns used in Salman house firing recovered from Tapi river
The Mumbai crime branch, investigating the April 14 shooting incident at actor Salman Khan's residence, has now retrieved the second firearm, accompanied by two magazines holding a total of 17 bullets. These items were discarded by the purported assailants into the Tapi river in Surat, in an apparent bid to erase evidence. Earlier, the first gun was recovered from the same river on Monday.
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Rahul Gandhi's Minority Agenda Echoes Manmohan Singh's Legacy: Tawde
Rahul Gandhi's Minority Agenda Echoes Manmohan Singh's Legacy: Tawde BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday claimed that like former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's ''agenda'' is that the minorities should have the first right to the country's wealth, and not tribals or Dalits. He was replying to a question about the manifesto of the NCP led by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, a BJP ally, which mentions a caste-based census. Congress too has been demanding such a survey. ''Caste-based census is not Rahul Gandhi's agenda. His agenda is what Manmohan Singh had stated earlier: minorities have the first right to the country's wealth,'' Tawde told reporters. BJP welcomed anyone for a debate on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in this regard, Tawde added. ''I am using the words minorities; he (Manmohan Singh) had said very clearly that Adivasis and Dalits would not get anything. And there is no comment on it by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, (Mallikarjun) Kharge, which means they approve of it. Does it mean that (Maharashtra Congress president) Nana Patole and his allies Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray also want the same thing that Singh had said?'' he asked. Asked about opposition's allegation that the BJP lowered the standard of the contest with the unopposed election in the Surat Lok Sabha constituency, Tawde said, ''If a candidate files nomination papers with errors, it does not mean standards of the campaign were lowered. We had even requested that independent candidates withdraw their nominations before filing. How can such a request be termed as lowering the campaign standards?'' The BJP candidate was declared winner in Surat after the nomination of his Congress rival was rejected as his proposers disowned their signatures on the form and all other candidates subsequently pulled out of the race. Tawde also alleged that Congress candidate from South Goa, Viriato Fernandes, had said that the country's Constitution should not be applicable to Goa. ''A Congress leader in Karnataka also made a similar statement. It is a fact that the country's Constitution was amended 80 times during the Congress regime....prime minister Narendra Modi started the celebration of Constitution Day. Unfortunately, Rahul Gandhi is continuously trying to mislead people. When there is no other issue, Congress starts a conversation about Constitution changing,'' the BJP leader said. Without naming Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, who recently used the word ''dancer'' for the BJP's Amravati candidate Navneet Rana, Tawde, a former Maharashtra minister, lamented the declining standards of campaigning in the state.
Out of race in Surat, Congress nominee does a vanishing act
Local Congress leaders say party workers are demoralised after BJP won the seat unopposed, while AAP alleges that it was a fixed match from the beginning
Housing prices in India expected to moderate 5% in 2024-25: India Ratings
Housing prices in India expected to moderate 5% in 2024-25: India Ratings India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a neutral outlook for the residential real estate sector for the financial year 2024-25. Absorption in residential real estate and prices are likely to be supported by affordability and stability of interest rates, the rating agency said. However, given the high base of the just-concluded financial year 2023-24, the growth rates are likely to taper down. The residential real estate market registered a strong performance in the first three quarters of 2023-24 where the sales growth exceeded 25 per cent year-on-year for the top eight real estate clusters, despite price increases and sticky interest rates. With most regions witnessing a surge in prices, Ind-Ra expects the pre-sales growth to moderate to 8 per cent to 10 per cent year-on-year in the current financial year. Inventory levels have also risen over FY24 in the premium and luxury segment, as launches increased encouraged by the sharp rise in sales and realisations, said Mahaveer Shankarlal Jain, Director, Corporate Ratings, Ind-Ra. Further, Ind-Ra expects the prices to have been higher 22 per cent year-on-year at end-2023-24 and would be subdued at around 5 per cent for 2024-25, due to the base effect and large amount of new launches planned. Ind-Ra expects the mid-income and upper mid-income segments, which emerged as the leading consumer segments in 2023-24, to continue to witness a strong buyer interest. While the premium and luxury segments witnessed sharp demand growth in 2023-24, Ind-Ra expects them to cool down due to the high base as the unsold inventory levels remain elevated and are the highest over the past five years. Tier II and III Cities to Report Significant Growth: Renewed government focus on developing infrastructure and improving connectivity across new cities, with mega projects such as highways, airports, metros, and digitization, is likely to stimulate the development of Tier II and III cities and generate substantial growth. While the relatively new markets of Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Rajkot, and Ranchi market are witnessing exponential growth in housing, Outer Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Nashik, Chandigarh, and Bhopal forming over 60 per cent of the market in terms of the units sold, grew at a CAGR by 14 per cent during 2021-2023. (ANI)
1,351 candidates in fray for phase three of Lok Sabha polls, says EC
BJP candidate from Surat seat in Gujarat Mukesh Dalal has been elected unopposed. The last date for the withdrawal of candidature for all 12 states and union territories was April 22. A total of 2,963 nominations were filed for 95 seats. In the third phase, Gujarat had the maximum of 658 nomination forms from 26 parliamentary constituencies, followed by Maharashtra with 519 nominations from 11 seats, according to the EC.
BJP wins Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed: Other leaders who won unopposed
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Staging a protest outside his residence in Surat, the Congress workers alleged that Kumbhani would join the BJP soon.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 1351 candidates across 12 States/UTs to contest in phase 3 polls
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Watch: Divers Retrieve Pistol From River In Salman Khan House Firing Case
Two pistols used by shooters to fire at the Mumbai home of Bollywood actor Salman Khan were recovered from a river in Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. Divers also found three magazines and 13 cartridges from the Tapi river in Surat.
How Congress' fall in Surat mirrors its wider decline across India
AHMEDABAD: When BJP secured its inaugural uncontested seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha from Surat city in Gujarat, it captured the nation's attention, focusing it on Surat's political landscape. Today, Surat stands as a bastion of the BJP, with Congress having seemingly vanished from the scene. Yet, there was a time when Congress held sole dominion over this very city. Traditionally, Surat was never an activity hub for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or BJP. However, over the past three decades, the party has experienced a remarkable ascension. Today, it stands at an unparalleled pinnacle, largely due to the diminishing presence of the Congress party's cadre and leadership. Simultaneously, the BJP's five decades of dedicated effort, coupled with demographic shifts, enabled it to step into the void within Surat's political landscape, the economic hub of the state. Not far back, BJP had little in presence even in the Surat Municipal Corporation. It was in the mid eighties that a group of councilors broke away from the Congress party and allied with the BJP and took over reigns in the municipal corporation. Since then BJP has never looked back in Surat. Another major turning point for the BJP was in a municipal election a quarter of a century ago, when a whopping 98 of its councilors got elected after the Congress failed to ensure timely delivery of election documents to its candidates. Moreover, there was an anti Congress sentiment due to the Bofors bribery accusations in the 1990s. As a result, out of the four assembly seats in the Surat constituency, the Congress party lost three to BJP and one to Yuva Vikas Party (then supported Janta Dal led by the then leader late Chimanbhai Patel). Since then, Congress has never succeeded either regaining power in the municipal corporation or even winning all four assembly seats. Senior Journalist of Surat, Bakul Tailor, said: The fall of Congress and rise of BJP can be credited to two to three developments: First, the change demography. Earlier the city politics was dominated by local indigenous communities like Koli Patels, Khatris, Gola and Gannchi. But with flourishing diamond and textile industries, people from Saurashtra, North Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Punjab started pouring in the city. People from Saurashtra were Patidars, from North Gujarat, there came members of the Jain Community, and from Rajasthan and Punjab, mostly Baniyas influenced by the BJP. This migration slowly and steadily built a strong vote bank for the BJP. BJP benefited more from these communities because of its members across the city and in all 10 seats. 2009 delimitation also helped the ruling party to cut to size minority domination in any assembly seats of the city, he added. Surat Congress Leader and INTUK member Kamran Usmani said: Changing demography and changes in leadership proved a double blow to the Congress party. After the sudden demise of C D Patel, Amarsinh Chaudhary, and the retirement of stalwart Jeenabhai Darji, local party leaders like Kadir Pirzada, Jawahar Upadhyay, Thakor Naik, Pratap Kantharia and Sunil Bhukhanwala failed to rise to the occasion and provide a strong leadership and keep the party united and take it forward. Instead they kept themselves busy in groupism and ensuring that no new leadership develops in the party. Against that, the BJP got leaders like Kashiram Rana, Fakir Chauhan, organiser Arvind Godiwala, Suman Desai, Ramanlal Patel and Jayanti Kevat who worked day and night in expanding party network. In 1995, the BJP single-handedly won the state assembly, which helped the local leaders to take up development projects in the city and change the perception of local voters towards the party. It helped develop an image that BJP is result oriented and believes in public welfare. During this long journey, many congress leaders joined BJP and strengthened its presence not only in Surat city but even in South Gujarat, be it leaders like Rupin Pachhhigar, Manu Jarkahiya, Dinesh Kachdiya, from Surat city or Jitu Chaudhary from Valsad Prabhu Vasava from Bardoli. Mangal Gavit From Dang, Chhana Chaudhry Vansda.
Salman Khan firing case: Mumbai Police recovers two pistols, 4 magazines, and bullets from...
Mumbai Crime Branch has recovered two pistols, magazines, and bullets from Surat in connection with firing at Salman Khan's house
Surat Cong candidate may join BJP which won seat in walkover; workers call him traitor
Surat Cong candidate may join BJP which won seat in walkover; workers call him traitor naeem Tue, 04/23/2024 - 15:33
Gujarat: Why Opposition is crying foul over BJPs unopposed Surat win - The Federal
Gujarat: Why Opposition is crying foul over BJPs unopposed Surat win The Federal
Several prominent names, including Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav, National Conferences Farooq Abdullah, and former Maharashtra CM Y B Chavan have also won Lok Sabha elections without a contest.
Salman Khans firing case: Mumbai Crime Branch recovers second pistol
Mumbai: TheMumbai Crime Branchhas recovered the second pistol from the Tapi River in Surat, used in theSalman Khanfiring case. Mumbai Crime Branchrevealed that they had not only recovered the second pistol but also four magazines and 17 rounds. In this case, on Monday the crime branch had recovered one pistol from the river. Shooter Vicky Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress' Surat candidate Nilesh Kumbhani goes missing, likely to join BJP, say sources Business Today
Shooter Vicky Gupta's footprints were found while going from Mumbai to Bhuj in Gujarat, the shooters had thrown the gun and magazine in the Tapi river near Surat.
Congress Surat pick Kumbhani 'missing', likely to join BJP
Surat's Congress leader Nilesh Kumbhani missing, may join BJP. Mukesh Dalal won. Kumbhani's nomination rejected. Protest held, workers detained by police.
Salman house firing: 2nd pistol recovered from Tapi river in Surat
The Mumbai Crime Branch has recovered the second pistol from the Tapi River in Surat, used in the Salman Khan firing case. Shooter Vicky Gupta's footprints were found while going from Mumbai to Bhuj in Gujarat, the shooters had thrown the gun and magazine in the Tapi river near Surat.
Surat Congress leader may join BJP which won seat in walkover, traitor chants
Surat Congress leader may join BJP which won seat in walkover traitor chants
Watch: Pistol Used For Firing At Salman Khan's House Retrieved From River
Two pistols used by shooters to fire at the Mumbai home of Bollywood actor Salman Khan were recovered from a river in Gujarat, police said on Tuesday. Divers also found three magazines and 13 cartridges from the Tapi river in Surat.
'Surat not first time but 35 candidates...': Hardeep Singh Puri replies to Rahul Gandhi on BJP's first win The Economic Times
Mukesh Dalal's unopposed election in Surat led to criticism from Hardeep Singh Puri towards Rahul Gandhi, highlighting 35 unopposed candidates since independence, with over half from the Congress party.
Congress' Surat candidate Nilesh Kumbhani likely to join BJP: Sources
Congress Surat candidate Nilesh Kumbhani likely to join BJP Sources
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